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A collection of 17 posts

Metal sculpture of a man in a boat saving another man from water.

Care, end of 2024 edition

Care, genuine care about people and things seems hard to come by in 2024. We should care more. About other people as well.

Couple at a table, guy is angry at woman.

Boomer humour

I hate boomer humour. Why do folks think it’s okay to joke by bullying someone else, or telling them they’re trash? Seek help instead.

Man and dog sitting on stone overlooking hills and valleys together.

Dads and the pet they didn’t want

They will take care of it anyways and do a good job, because not doing that would make them a bad person. Doesn't mean they wanted the pet.

School cafeteria looking setting, people talking to their friends in the background, with a woman looking into the camera.

(not) making friends as an adult

Making friends as an adult is hard, especially for those who have lines in the sand.

A green snake coiled on a tree branch.

Why is it so hard to install latest python on Linux?

I tried installing a recent version of python in a linux based docker image. It did not go as well as I wanted.

Image of a laptop with a code editor open and an orange mug next to it.

“Language bad!”

You'll hear opinions that X language is bad. But are they?

Photo of five couples in matching clothes next to their parked blue mopeds.

On community and inclusion

Communities have values, whether written down, or embodied by their members. What if you don't vibe with those values? Can you improve them?

Man in glasses on the phone behind screens in an office environment.

“Have you tried turning off the notifications?”

Has customer service tried to fix an issue you had by getting rid of the symptoms of the issue? Was that infuriating?

Photo of an old Macintosh PageMaker manual.

Please read the manual!

Reading manuals that come with your devices is good for your health and will boost your confidence by some amount. At least when it comes to operating them. You might find surprising info there!

A sheep in front of a chalkboard where 2 + 2 = 5 is written.

Sometimes you’re just wrong

Sometimes you're just wrong. It is a difficult feeling, but for the sake of yourself and everyone you talk to, learn how to be wrong.

Dear white people, we need to talk about diversity and inclusion

diversity & inclusion

Dear white people, we need to talk about diversity and inclusion

A longread where you can read what some of the things white people should pay attention to when it comes to diversity according to a fellow white person.

SSL sadness with GoDaddy

SSL sadness with GoDaddy

GoDaddy's SSL is ridiculously expensive. Learn why and what you can do about it.

Before you hit “publish”, go through this checklist

There are a number of things people consistently get wrong when writing articles. It’s not even their fault, as English grammar is full of super-weird rules, and a ton of things sound the same. That said, on company blogs, announcements, having easily avoidable grammar problems is just straight up

Why I stopped paying attention to Twitter?

I’m still there. I reply to mentions, direct messages. I will just not run into your shared thing. I will probably not RT you, I will probably not get into a discussion with you on Twitter. Every time I open Twitter for more than a minute, all I see

Jessica története

Képzelj el valamit nekem. A lányt Jessicának hívják, 17 éves. Egy kétszobás lakásban lakik anyukájával és egy régi laptopot használ amit anyuja egyik exétől kapott. Azzal böngészi azokat a portálokat, amik kapcsok a közösségekhez amik a középiskolai élmények köré épülnek. Figyelmét a srácok, szerelem és a következő havi bérleti köti

When to stop working with someone

Client: Build us a thing! You: Okay, we'll build you a thing! You'll have to add content, and we'll teach you how to use it. Client: Okay, here's content, build us a thing! You (some time later): Here's the thing.

Skype, you're doing it wrong

Sometimes I am lazy. Normally I can navigate between programs and modules by just using the trackpad on my mac. Switching between programs: 4 finger swipe up => exposé. Click on the program, boom. Two-finger tap => right click, contextual menu. I was viewing a page, and was playing around